George Heath (priest)
George Heath D.D. (baptised 3 December 1745 – February 1822) was a Canon of Windsor from 1800 to 1822[1] and Head Master of Eton College from 1792 to 1802.[2]
Career
The younger son of Benjamin Heath, he was educated at King's College, Cambridge.[3][2]
He was appointed:
- Head Master of Eton College 1792 - 1802
- Rector of Monks Risborough
- Vicar of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
- Vicar of Piddletown
- Vicar of East Beachworth 1805 - 1814
He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1800, and held the stall until 1822.
Notes
- ↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- 1 2 "Heath, George (HT764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑
Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Heath, Benjamin". Dictionary of National Biography 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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